Friday, 28 June 2013

Food Trucks At Your Next Event

Plan
Ahead Events is a full service meeting and event management
company specializing in planning meetings, trade shows,
conventions, seminars, grand openings, black-tie galas, product launches, corporate
events or any other type of event. The company is a part of the United
Franchise Group, a specialist in franchise development.

As
America’s finances plummeted throughout the great recession, armies of trucks
hawking all sorts of culinary delights, often overseen by well-trained chefs,
rolled onto the country’s streets. The phenomenon that began in Los Angeles has
now exploded in cities across the United States, and it has made its way into
meetings and other events.

Whether
you’re planning a corporate gathering, a community festival or a fund raising
event, food trucks can be a great way to feed the masses. Food
trucks provide a hassle-free, gourmet experience often unmatched by standard
catering. With a gourmet food truck onsite, guests can select from a set menu
or order right from the truck.

As attendees
look to fresher, healthier meal options and hanker for
more variety, food trucks can be a very attractive and inexpensive option for event marketing companies.The cost to host a truck lunch is roughly the same
per person as serving a buffet-style meal in meeting rooms – so it is a very
viable option for most event planners.

·A Retail Area or City Centre: Organizing
a weekly or monthly food truck rally can bring in new customers or patrons for
a retail or urban area. Retail areas can use a food truck rally to jointly
promote both the trucks and the store locations.

·At Charity Events: A
significant portion of non-profit event budgets can get eaten up by providing a
meal. Hence, by renting a food truck at a charity eventyou can provide an excellent dining
experience without cutting into the fundraising

·Additional Benefits

ØAttendees
can experience the unique foods of that region of the country without going out
for a fancy lunch or dinner.

ØPopular
trucks can have extensive fan bases that follow them online and will show up
anywhere the truck makes an appearance.

Food and beverage planning for corporate
events or business meetings can be an overwhelming and stressful task. Avoiding
the stress is achievable, however, with the applied expertise from the
professional event planners at Plan Ahead Events.